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And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to give directions before him to Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

And Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet his father Israel to Goshen. And he appeared to him, and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a long time.

And Israel said to Joseph, This time let me die after seeing your face, because you are still alive.

And Joseph said to his brothers, and to the house of his father, I will go up and report to Pharaoh. And I will say to him, my brothers and the house of my father, who were in the land of Canaan, have come in to me.

And the men are shepherds of flocks for they have been men of livestock. And their flocks and their herds, and all which belongs to them they have brought in.

And it shall be, when Pharaoh calls to you and says, What is your occupation?

You shall say, Your servants have been men of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers. This is so that you may live in the land of Goshen. For the abomination of Egypt is every shepherd of flocks.